BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $2.5 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse Bridgeport Hospital for the additional costs of operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $2,499,975 FEMA Public Assistance grant to the Yale New Haven Health System-affiliated hospital will reimburse it for the additional costs of operating in a pandemic environment between January 2020 and November 2021.
The expenses incurred included purchasing additional medical equipment and ventilators for the treatment of COVID-19 patients; hiring additional medical care staff and supporting services; purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE), disinfection services and supplies; and the cost of providing lodging for some workers.
“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the State of Connecticut with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. “Providing resources for our partners on the front lines of the pandemic fight is critical to their success, and our success as a nation.”
FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency.
So far, FEMA has provided almost $466 million in Public Assistance grants to Connecticut to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.